Comments on: Making a Habit of Thinking Happily http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/ Exploring How Self-Improvement Plays a Role in Global Consciousness Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mikael Aldridge http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-52840 Mikael Aldridge Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:28:14 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-52840 It is so nice to see a blog post on this topic. When we realise we are responsible for what we think and hence what we experience, it creates the commitment to pursue this day after day. Meditation, it is my experience, is the tool par excellence to create a distance on thought. I don't use catch phrases but catch words; in my case:- gratitude, care, freedom. They also act as questions:- what am I grateful for, how do I show great care right now, how am I already free? I call them great gratitude, great care, great freedom. It is so nice to see a blog post on this topic. When we realise we are responsible for what we think and hence what we experience, it creates the commitment to pursue this day after day. Meditation, it is my experience, is the tool par excellence to create a distance on thought. I don’t use catch phrases but catch words; in my case:- gratitude, care, freedom. They also act as questions:- what am I grateful for, how do I show great care right now, how am I already free? I call them great gratitude, great care, great freedom.

]]> By: Todd http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-3774 Todd Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:33:50 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-3774 Hi Srinadh-- wow, thank you for sharing. I am unable to give you some tangible recommendations regarding your depression in this manner. I HIGHLY suggest you go and speak to someone...whether its a western doctor (psychiatrist, psychologist) or an eastern medicine practitioner (energy healer, shaman, acupuncture)...you should go do it! In my opinion, its best to ALWAYS start eastern...this knowledge has been around for thousands of years...anyway, try and feel good...be appreciative of all you DO have...and i hope this website can also make you feel better! Todd Hi Srinadh– wow, thank you for sharing. I am unable to give you some tangible recommendations regarding your depression in this manner. I HIGHLY suggest you go and speak to someone…whether its a western doctor (psychiatrist, psychologist) or an eastern medicine practitioner (energy healer, shaman, acupuncture)…you should go do it!
In my opinion, its best to ALWAYS start eastern…this knowledge has been around for thousands of years…anyway, try and feel good…be appreciative of all you DO have…and i hope this website can also make you feel better!
Todd

]]> By: srinadh http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-3689 srinadh Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:01:37 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-3689 Hi This is Srinadh.Even though i want to be positive but i cant.I am not getting success.Even i am not getting sleep at nights.I know that i am under depression but i dont know how to over come it.Give me some suggestion SRINADH Hi
This is Srinadh.Even though i want to be positive but i cant.I am not getting success.Even i am not getting sleep at nights.I know that i am under depression but i dont know how to over come it.Give me some suggestion

SRINADH

]]> By: Todd http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1642 Todd Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:29:54 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1642 Thanks for all the wonderful and thoughful comments to this article....much appreciated! -Todd Thanks for all the wonderful and thoughful comments to this article….much appreciated!
-Todd

]]> By: Life Happiness http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1638 Life Happiness Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:35:41 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1638 Todd, you got it right! I love the the title of this blog post. Habit + Thinking + Happy! They are the 3 most important key words for understanding happiness. Another independent article titled "the psychology of happiness and unhappiness" explores the logic, mindset and thinking pattern of happy and unhappy personalities. The article confirms that it all in our mind and our thinking habits. According to Med Yones, the author, “What’s important is that with the knowledge of how your thinking is impacting your life, you now have a new alternative. By simply choosing to lead a happier lifestyle and continuously training your mind to think in positive patterns, you can improve your emotional well-being as well as the quality of your life immensely.” The articles says that only through mind programming can we become happier. Programming according to the study is simply practice and repetition to develop positive thinking and emotional habits. The study differentiates between positive thinking and programming (which seems more about actions) as follows “Positive thinking is the effect not the cause. Positive thinking or affirmations may or may not lead to change and if they do, they are limited to temporary mood improvement. The full text of the study can be found at: http://www.lifehappiness.org/psychologyofhappiness/ Todd, you got it right! I love the the title of this blog post. Habit + Thinking + Happy! They are the 3 most important key words for understanding happiness. Another independent article titled “the psychology of happiness and unhappiness” explores the logic, mindset and thinking pattern of happy and unhappy personalities. The article confirms that it all in our mind and our thinking habits. According to Med Yones, the author, “What’s important is that with the knowledge of how your thinking is impacting your life, you now have a new alternative. By simply choosing to lead a happier lifestyle and continuously training your mind to think in positive patterns, you can improve your emotional well-being as well as the quality of your life immensely.”

The articles says that only through mind programming can we become happier. Programming according to the study is simply practice and repetition to develop positive thinking and emotional habits. The study differentiates between positive thinking and programming (which seems more about actions) as follows “Positive thinking is the effect not the cause. Positive thinking or affirmations may or may not lead to change and if they do, they are limited to temporary mood improvement. The full text of the study can be found at:
http://www.lifehappiness.org/psychologyofhappiness/

]]> By: SootheSayer http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1343 SootheSayer Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:14:08 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1343 Candace Pert's books, Molecules of Emotion and Everything you need to Feel Go(o)d, explain how every cell in our body has receptors for hormones. The ones we use the most, populate the cell while the others (unused), drop off. What this means is that we lose the ability to receive those hormones. That's why our body falls into habits of thinking--it's a physical manifestation of repetitive thoughts. The good news is: we can train our brains by practicing positive thoughts that will release hormones that make us feel good--and eventually, those receptors will populate and win the day! Candace Pert’s books, Molecules of Emotion and Everything you need to Feel Go(o)d, explain how every cell in our body has receptors for hormones. The ones we use the most, populate the cell while the others (unused), drop off.

What this means is that we lose the ability to receive those hormones. That’s why our body falls into habits of thinking–it’s a physical manifestation of repetitive thoughts.

The good news is: we can train our brains by practicing positive thoughts that will release hormones that make us feel good–and eventually, those receptors will populate and win the day!

]]> By: Alik http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1037 Alik Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:37:19 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/making-a-habit-of-thinking-happily/#comment-1037 Good post! I started practicing these techniques and similar less than year ago. The result is incredible. I forgot what stress is. I breath with full chest. I stopped being workaholic. I spend way much more time with my kids. I smile more. While the techniques list is incredibly long, in fact endless, I think one is worth mentioning. It is being motivated by failure. Instead spending the energy on feeling sorry as a result of a failure I try concentrating it on improvement - “Ok, what I learned? How can I improve it?”. I do not say “fail more” – not at all. I say use your energy o turn failure into motivation for success. Sort of positive thinking, no? Good post! I started practicing these techniques and similar less than year ago. The result is incredible. I forgot what stress is. I breath with full chest. I stopped being workaholic. I spend way much more time with my kids. I smile more.
While the techniques list is incredibly long, in fact endless, I think one is worth mentioning. It is being motivated by failure. Instead spending the energy on feeling sorry as a result of a failure I try concentrating it on improvement – “Ok, what I learned? How can I improve it?”. I do not say “fail more” – not at all. I say use your energy o turn failure into motivation for success. Sort of positive thinking, no?

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